[Rich Biebel]

It is very bad in some locations.....total destruction.

Many have been without power and still are.

My workplace was without power all week.....We were on generator power.....and thankfully we installed the eqiupment needed to keep us up and running a year or two ago.....

Many of my co-workers have been without power and they were out day and night trying to help our customers with generator problems....

Finding gas for our service trucks has been a big problem......

Yesterday 2 trucks went to Pa and came back with a lot of fuel.....so we should be ok for 2-3 days....

Long lines......very few stations open.....rationing by odd and even plate numbers....lots of confusion.....Police trying to keep order and tempers getting short....

Cold temps last night and colder tonight.......

Not fun for the people in the real bad areas......or those who lost everything....

I was extremely lucky.....no damage...never lost power...the winds here were plenty strong as there are big Maple trees down right up the street.....

The amount of money and work to rebuild the bad areas is going to be huge.......and take a long time......

Mother Nature.... Global Warming.....or Natural Cycles......I have no idea whats behind it. There are so many people living in vulnerable areas.....there is no way to defend yourself against a strom like this other than evacuate.....